Vocation (poem)

Poem by Rabindranath Tagore

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by Rabindranath Tagore
Original title| বিচিত্র সাধ
Translator| Unknown
First published in| 1909
Country|  India
Language| Bengali
Subject(s)| Child thoughts
Publisher| Original - Unknown.
Translated - Ratna Sagar P.Ltd.
Published in English| 2006 (2006)
Media type| Original - unknown.
Translated - hardcover
Lines| Original - unknown
Translated - 36
Pages| Translated - 40-41
ISBN| 81-8332-175-5

"Vocation" (Bengali: বিচিত্র সাধ) is a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. It echoes a child's ever-changing dreams for the future, the search for a vocation.[1]

## Plot[edit]

The poem describes a child's longing for the immense freedom he sees in the lives of those around him. When the gong sounds ten in the morning, he walks to his school and sees a great hawker crying "Bangles, crystal bangles!" and he wishes he could be a hawker. At four in the afternoon, while coming back from school, he sees a skillful gardener digging the ground and he wishes he were a gardener. When dusk falls his cruel mother sends him to bed and he sees an ever alert watchman through the window and he wishes he could be a watchman.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Macmillan Reference USA. USA: Macmillan. 1976. ISBN 978-0-02-865993-0.
2. ^ Daruwalla, Keki N. (2006). Poetry Magic. Ratna Sagar P.Ltd. pp. 40–41. ISBN 81-8332-175-5.

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Rabindranath Tagore

Life|

* Early life
* Middle years
* Political views

Works (list)|

| Novels|

* Nastanirh (1901)
* Chokher Bali (1902-1903)
* Noukadubi (1906)
* Gora (1909)
* Ghare Baire (1916)
* Chaturanga (1916)
* Jogajog (1929)
* Shesher Kabita (1929)
* Char Adhyay (1934)

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Stories|

* Hungry Stones
* Kabuliwala

Poetry|

* Sandhya Sangeet (1881)
* Prabhat Sangeet (1883)
* Bhanusimha Thakurer Padabali (1884)
* Sonar Tori (1894)
* Gitanjali (1910)
* Song Offerings (1912)

Poems
and songs|

* Rabindra Sangeet
* Gitabitan
* Amar Sonar Bangla
* Birpurush
* Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata
* Jana Gana Mana
* Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo
* Dui Bigha Jomi
* Ekla Chalo Re
* Jete Nahi Dibo
* Vocation

Plays|

* Valmiki-Pratibha (1888)
* Raja (1910)
* The Post Office (1912)
* Chitra (1913)

Others|

* Rabindra Nritya Natya
* The Religion of Man
* The Cult of the Charkha
* Songs of Kabir
* Natir Puja
* The Essential Tagore

Adaptations|

* Giribala
* Chokher Bali
* Balidan
* Kabuliwala
* Dak Ghar
* Charulata
* Ghare Baire
* Rabindranath Tagore
* Teen Kanya
* Jogajog
* Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
* Robi Thakurer Golpo

Landmarks|

* Jorasanko Thakur Bari
* Shantiniketan
* Shahjadpur Kachharibari
* Shilaidaha Rabindra Kuthibari
* Rabindra Bharati University
* Rabindra Sadan
* Rabindra Tirtha
* Visva-Bharati University

Family|

* Tagore family
* Dwarkanath
* Ramanath
* Debendranath
* Mrinalini Devi
* Rathindranath
* Pratima

Related|

* Adi Brahmo Samaj
* Rabindra Jayanti
* The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore
* book
* Rabindra Chitravali
* Tagore sculpture controversy

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